All four crew members were confirmed dead on Tuesday after rescuers found the wreckage of a Ground Self-Defense Force aircraft that disappeared from radar Monday in a mountainous area of Hokkaido.
Police and rescue workers found pieces of the aircraft scattered over a wide swath around 3 km from the peak of Mount Hakamagoshi in the city of Hokuto.
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